Shellrock Creek Campground
Shellrock Creek Campground is primitive camping at its finest. It is located on the banks of Shellrock Creek which feeds into the Oak Grove Fork and eventually the Clackamas River. This campground delivers a feeling of really being "out there." Each site is separated by dense growth allowing for camper privacy. Shellrock Creek is a small brook in the woods which creates that tranquil sound of running water which can be heard throughout the campground.
More like this: first-come in Oregon · tent only in Oregon
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Status | Closed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date. |
| Forest | Mt. Hood National Forest |
| Rules | Vehicles 16 ft. maximum. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 45.0843° N, 121.9213° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- WildfireAustin
4 mi from the campground · 12,888 acres · 98% contained
- WildfireThe Narrows
9 mi from the campground · 305 acres · 98% contained
- PrescribedTriple Butte Rx
17 mi from the campground
- WildfireGrasshopper
23 mi from the campground · 93,972 acres · 98% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Mountainology ↗ | 16.9 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 25.3 mi |
| RV sales & service | Adventure Trading RV ↗ | 36.2 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
No site-by-site records, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 13.4 miSalmon River West Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Trails nearby
- 0.7 mi5800 Road Snow ↗18.4 mi trail
- 0.7 mi5810 Road Snow ↗5.5 mi trail
- 1.6 miCottonwood Meadows2.2 mi trail
- 3 miRimrock2.3 mi trail
- 3.1 miBuck Lake0.4 mi trail
- 3.5 miShell Rock Lake2 mi trail
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Mt. Hood National Forest.
- inMt. Hood National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,060,160 acres
- 2.6 miRoaring River Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 36,548 acres
- 7.1 miSalmon-Huckleberry Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 62,139 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
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Questions people ask
Is Shellrock Creek Campground open right now?
Closed for the season as of Oct 26, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
Can I bring an RV to Shellrock Creek Campground?
Shellrock Creek Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Shellrock Creek Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Lake Harriet Campground (2 mi, partly first-come), Hideaway Lake Campground (3.5 mi, first-come), and Ripplebrook (5.9 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby